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  • Your post-pregnancy body

    Tips and exercises to help you get back into shape after birth. Includes advice on diastasis recti (separated stomach muscles), how to ease back pain and safe exercises for the pelvic floor and stomach.

  • Pain in the back of the hand

    Read more about what to do about pain in the back of your hand, when to get help and the common causes.

  • Epidural

    An epidural is an injection in your back to stop you feeling pain in part of your body, commonly given for pain relief in childbirth and in some types of surgery.

  • Epididymitis

    Read more about epididymitis, which is when the epididymis (a coiled tube at the back of each testicle that stores and carries sperm) becomes swollen and painful.

  • Tailbone (coccyx) pain

    Find out about tailbone (coccyx) pain, including how to ease the pain yourself and when to get medical help. Read about symptoms, causes and treatments.

  • Cervical spondylosis

    Find out about cervical spondylosis, which is the medical term for neck pain caused by age-related "wear and tear" to bones in the neck area of the spine and the soft cushions of tissue (discs) in the neck.

  • Tennis elbow - Symptoms

    Read about the symptoms of tennis elbow, which often causes pain and tenderness on the outside of your elbow.

  • Hysterectomy - Recovery

    After having a hysterectomy, you may wake up feeling tired and in some pain. This is normal after this type of surgery and you will be given painkillers to help reduce any pain.

  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - Symptoms

    Read about the symptoms of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), including pain in your abdomen, side or lower back, blood in your urine and kidney stones.

  • Genital herpes

    Genital herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 or type 2. It causes painful blisters to appear on the genitals and the surrounding areas.